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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Heroes: I Am Become Death</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" alt="Heroes" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/10/heroes_081006.jpg" />(S03E04)</em> A lot of people have said in the comments that it appears as if I don't like <em>Heroes</em>. Believe me, that's not true. I'm actually a huge fan of the show. As a huge comic book junkie for more years and dollars than good sense will allow me to admit, the potential and general premise of this series is tremendously exciting. And the fact that it achieved such mainstream success right out of the gate was nothing short of astounding.<br /><br />However, just like you'll tell your wife whom you love more than anything else that she has a piece of lettuce stuck in her teeth, I'm not going to just put on rose-colored glasses and pretend that every scene, line and moment of each episode is solid gold. If I see lettuce, I'm going to call them on it. Because the way I see it, it's just lettuce. It doesn't change how wonderful and beautiful she is in the slightest. It's just a little thing that needs to be taken care of because it's distracting me and it doesn't really fit the whole look her face is going for. Kind of like whatever's going on with Mohinder.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1334758/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/10/06/heroes-i-am-become-death/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>ali larter</category><category>AliLarter</category><category>cristine rose</category><category>CristineRose</category><category>dania ramirez</category><category>DaniaRamirez</category><category>david anders</category><category>DavidAnders</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>JackColeman</category><category>james kyson lee</category><category>JamesKysonLee</category><category>jimmy jean-louis</category><category>JimmyJean-louis</category><category>masi oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>nbc</category><category>sendhil ramamurthy</category><category>SendhilRamamurthy</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: One of Us, One of Them</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><em><img hspace="4" border="0" align="top" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/09/heroes_080929a.jpg" alt="Heroes" /><br />(S03E02) </em>Mama Petrelli is going to be trouble this season, isn't she? I wonder how much of the flak the show is taking now is because they've had to restructure their overall plan due to the strike last year. We already know they'd intended to unleash the virus and have the aftermath of that drive the second half of the season. Who knows how that development would have flowed into what we're seeing now.<br /><br />I'd hate to think that the lower ratings opening of last week's premiere will spell the impending doom of this show. If people are willing to ride along with the insanity of Prison Break for four seasons now, surely they can handle the comic book logic and over-the-top plotlines of this series for a little while. Sure, it's silly. Sure some of it really doesn't make much sense, but what do you expect with extensive time travel stories and super powers. Marvel and DC Comics have been struggling to keep the logic and timeliness of their universes in order for decades.<em><br /></em><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1328207/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/30/heroes-one-of-us-one-of-them/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>ali larter</category><category>AliLarter</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>JackColeman</category><category>kristen bell</category><category>KristenBell</category><category>masi oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>nbc</category><category>sendhil ramamurthy</category><category>SendhilRamamurthy</category><category>sylar</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: The Second Coming (season premiere)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/23/heroes-the-second-coming-season-premiere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/23/heroes-the-second-coming-season-premiere/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/23/heroes-the-second-coming-season-premiere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-recaps/" rel="tag">Episode Recaps</a></p><em><img hspace="4" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/09/heroes_080922.jpg" alt="Heroes' Sylar" />(S03E01)</em> If you were a little disappointed with last year's strike-shortened season, not to mention that horrible diversion south of the border and that other lengthy one to feudal Japan, <em>Heroes</em> is looking to get back on track with its third season. "Volume 3: Villains" begins with tonight's two hour premiere, and continues for the first thirteen episodes before giving way to "Volume 4: Fugitives" for the remainder of the season.<br /><br />We know that "Villains" will feature a re-powered Sylar and introduce a whole slew of more super powered baddies to the <em>Heroes</em> universe. I can't say that this was the most accessible place for potential new viewers to jump into the storyline, unless they caught that "red carpet" extravaganza before the episode began, but if you were able to keep up with it, they're certainly looking to turn things on their ears this year.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/23/heroes-the-second-coming-season-premiere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1321555/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/23/heroes-the-second-coming-season-premiere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>claire bennett</category><category>ClaireBennett</category><category>falltv</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>hiro</category><category>HRG</category><category>masi oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>NBC</category><category>noah bennet</category><category>NoahBennet</category><category>sylar</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:55:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Free HD episodes on iTunes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/11/free-hd-episodes-on-itunes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/11/free-hd-episodes-on-itunes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/11/free-hd-episodes-on-itunes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/" rel="tag">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/hdtv/" rel="tag">HDTV</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-office/" rel="tag">The Office</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/psych/" rel="tag">Psych</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/eureka/" rel="tag">Eureka</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/in-plain-sight/" rel="tag">In Plain Sight</a></p><p><img hspace="4" height="201" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/09/eureka-itunes091108.jpg" alt="Eureka in iTunes" />If you were wondering just what that extra dollar buys you when you upgrade to HD in the iTunes store, you can get a free look. Our pals over at <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/10/free-itunes-hd-tv-shows/">TUAW made note of a number of shows</a> that have free episodes available, in HD. The files are large, with the HD versions clocking in at right around 1.5GB, so it will take a bit to download. Something that isn't helped by the fact that iTunes downloads the SD version as well.</p>
<p>I've been taking a look at them and I grabbed screenshots from <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a>, <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/life/">Life</a></em>, and <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/">Battlestar Galactica</a></em> to give you an idea of the difference in the picture. It's fairly dramatic. Those captures, and the full list of free episodes, with the iTunes links, are after the jump. </p>
<p> </p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/11/free-hd-episodes-on-itunes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1310897/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/11/free-hd-episodes-on-itunes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>apple</category><category>damian lewis</category><category>itunes</category><category>masi oka</category><category>nbc</category><category>sci fi</category><category>screenshots</category><dc:creator>Brett Love</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NBC won't let stars appear on Scrubs finale</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/09/nbc-wont-let-stars-appear-on-scrubs-finale/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/09/nbc-wont-let-stars-appear-on-scrubs-finale/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/09/nbc-wont-let-stars-appear-on-scrubs-finale/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/scrubs/" rel="tag">Scrubs</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="148" border="0" align="right" width="250" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/03/scrubswhite2503.jpg" alt="Scrubs" />Remember that slogan NBC had in the 80s, "NBC let's all be there!" They'd run commercials with it and you'd have stars like Philip Michael Thomas pop up in a box and point his two index fingers at you. I think that "be there" philosophy is gone for good at NBC, at least when it comes to stars being on <em>certain </em>shows.<br /><br />Last week, the now-on-ABC show <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/scrubs/"><em>Scrubs</em></a> filmed the probable series finale, which will air next spring. The epic episode will feature many of the guest stars that have appeared on the show over the years, but two of them are now on NBC shows and <a href="http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2008/09/masi-oka-and-sa.html">the network won't let them appear on it</a>, even though both wanted to appear. The two stars in question are Masi Oka from<em> Heroes </em>and Sarah Lancaster from <em>Chuck</em>.<br /><br />I'd love to hear NBC's side of this story, but if true, it seems like another of the dumb moves that NBC seems to be making nowadays. You would think that the network would just say "fine, you can be on the show," since it seems like a really trivial thing. Maybe even to just look good. I guess there's real animosity between NBC and creator <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/22/bill-lawrence-of-scrubs-the-tv-squad-interview/">Bill Lawrence</a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/09/nbc-wont-let-stars-appear-on-scrubs-finale/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1308828/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/09/09/nbc-wont-let-stars-appear-on-scrubs-finale/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>abc</category><category>bill lawrence</category><category>chuck</category><category>heroes</category><category>masi oka</category><category>nbc</category><category>sarah chalke</category><category>sarah lancaster</category><category>scrubs</category><category>scrubs finale</category><category>zach braff</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>My post-Comic-Con report, part four</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/22/my-post-comic-con-report-part-four/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/22/my-post-comic-con-report-part-four/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/22/my-post-comic-con-report-part-four/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comic-con/" rel="tag">Comic-Con</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="334" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/08/scaled.scifi_party1.jpg" alt="sci fi ew party" /><br /><strong>(Check out <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/31/my-post-comic-con-report-part-three/">part three</a> of this four-part report)<br /><br /></strong>Tired of hearing about Comic-Con? Figured all the talk was over? Sorry to disappoint you, but due to an untimely vacation (vacation untimely? Wha...how?) and a bit of reflection on my first trip to the big 'Con, I was able to get this last bit complete for you.<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Sci Fi / Entertainment Weekly Party</span><br /><br />Man did it feel good to have gone to my last panel. I had much sympathy for Rich, who had another nearly-full day ahead of him on Sunday. So, we went out to finally get a decent meal at an actual restaurant downtown before we had to head off to the party. We had no idea at all what to expect from the party -- would there be food? Free booze? Who would be there?<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: SciFi Party - Comic-Con 2008</strong></p><a href="http://"www.tvsquad.com"/photos/scifi-party-comic-con-2008/947287/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/scifi_party1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://"www.tvsquad.com"/photos/scifi-party-comic-con-2008/947294/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/scifi_party10_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://"www.tvsquad.com"/photos/scifi-party-comic-con-2008/947295/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/scifi_party11_jamescallis_thumbnail.jpg" alt="James Callis" title="James Callis" /></a><a href="http://"www.tvsquad.com"/photos/scifi-party-comic-con-2008/947296/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/scifi_party12_browderwright_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Ben Browder and Brad Wright" title="Ben Browder and Brad Wright" /></a><a href="http://"www.tvsquad.com"/photos/scifi-party-comic-con-2008/947297/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/scifi_party13_bridges_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Beau Bridges" title="Beau Bridges" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/22/my-post-comic-con-report-part-four/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1291103/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/22/my-post-comic-con-report-part-four/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bsg</category><category>ccsd08</category><category>comiccon</category><category>dollhouse</category><category>eliza dushku</category><category>ElizaDushku</category><category>entertainment weekly</category><category>EntertainmentWeekly</category><category>falltv</category><category>felicia day</category><category>FeliciaDay</category><category>joss whedon</category><category>JossWhedon</category><category>masi oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>nathan fillion</category><category>NathanFillion</category><category>parties</category><category>sci fi channel</category><category>SciFiChannel</category><category>stargate</category><dc:creator>Keith McDuffee</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes creator Kring worries about online content, product placement</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/01/heroes-creator-kring-worries-about-online-content-product-place/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/01/heroes-creator-kring-worries-about-online-content-product-place/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/01/heroes-creator-kring-worries-about-online-content-product-place/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="207" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/01/heroeslogo.jpg" alt="Heroes logo" />And thousands of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/"><em>Heroes</em></a> fans around the world say "well, <em>duh</em>."<br /><br /><em>Heroes</em> creator <a href="http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/07/dont_overstuff_the_digital_sta.php">Tim Kring admits</a> that there might be a little bit too much going on in the show's universe. At a NATPE LATV Festival panel discussion, Kring says that there might be so much content going online -- and so many employees working on the online content -- that it sort of takes away from the experience of the show and the storyline, especially if you have a creative team working online that really isn't close to the team that works on the TV show. Sounds like he's referring (strongly) to the much-maligned second season of the show.<br /><br />He also thinks that all of the product placement and corporate sponsorship that the show has doesn't help either.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/01/heroes-creator-kring-worries-about-online-content-product-place/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1272802/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/01/heroes-creator-kring-worries-about-online-content-product-place/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ali larter</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>masi oka</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>nbc</category><category>product placement</category><category>save the cheerleader</category><category>tim kring</category><category>webisodes</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lost leads the pack with seven Saturn nominations</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/drama/" rel="tag">Other Drama Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/science-fiction/" rel="tag">Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/battlestar-galactica/" rel="tag">Battlestar Galactica</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/family-guy/" rel="tag">Family Guy</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/stargate/" rel="tag">Stargate</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/supernatural/" rel="tag">Supernatural</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/doctor-who/" rel="tag">Doctor Who</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-closer/" rel="tag">The Closer</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/eureka/" rel="tag">Eureka</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/kyle-xy/" rel="tag">Kyle XY</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/dexter/" rel="tag">Dexter</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/torchwood/" rel="tag">Torchwood</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/awards/" rel="tag">Awards</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pushing-daisies/" rel="tag">Pushing Daisies</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/journeyman/" rel="tag">Journeyman</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-sarah-connor-chronicles/" rel="tag">The Sarah Connor Chronicles</a></p><p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/02/02202008elizmitch.jpg" alt="Elizabeth Mitchell" />The <a href="http://www.saturnawards.org/">Saturn Award nominations</a> are in, and many popular sci-fi and fantasy shows made the cut. Returning favorites like <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/">Lost</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/">Heroes</a></em>, and <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/dexter/">Dexter</a></em> were recognized by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, as were newcomers <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/pushing-daisies/">Pushing Daisies</a></em> and <em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/journeyman/">Journeyman</a></em>.</p>
<p>With seven nominations, <em>Lost</em> is ahead of <em>Dexter</em> and <em>Heroes</em>, which received five and four nominations, respectively. <em>Heroes</em> was the big winner last year, taking home awards for Best Network Series as well as acting awards for Masi Oka and Hayden Panettiere. Both actors received nominations this year, along with co-star Greg Grunberg. </p>
<p> </p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1120321/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/20/lost-leads-the-pack-with-seven-saturn-nominations/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Anna Friel</category><category>AnnaFriel</category><category>Dexter</category><category>Elizabeth Mitchell</category><category>Erik King</category><category>Evangeline Lilly</category><category>Greg Grunberg</category><category>Hayden Panettiere</category><category>Heroes</category><category>Jennifer Carpenter</category><category>Josh Holloway</category><category>Kevin McKidd</category><category>Lee Pace</category><category>Lost</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>Matthew Fox</category><category>Michael C. Hall</category><category>Michael Emerson</category><category>Saturn awards</category><category>Saturn nominations</category><category>SaturnAwards</category><category>Summer Glau</category><category>Terry O'Quinn</category><dc:creator>Erin Martell</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Half of all BitTorrent downloads are TV shows</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/15/half-of-all-bittorrent-downloads-are-tv-shows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/15/half-of-all-bittorrent-downloads-are-tv-shows/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/15/half-of-all-bittorrent-downloads-are-tv-shows/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-dvd/" rel="tag">TV on DVD</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/desperate-housewives/" rel="tag">Desperate Housewives</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/" rel="tag">Lost</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/web/" rel="tag">Web</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/software/" rel="tag">Software</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tivo/" rel="tag">TiVo</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="375" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/02/heroes1.jpg" alt="Masi Oka" />We all know that how people watch TV has been changing dramatically in the last few years, but now comes this news from <a href="http://torrentfreak.com">TorrentFreak.com</a>: 50% of all people using BitTorrent at any given point in time are downloading a TV series. More than anything else, it's TV content they want. <br /><br />What this means is that TV fans aren't just watching TV shows live or using DVRs and TiVos alone. They're just as apt to download a show to view on a laptop, desktop or iPod. According to the article, "over a billion TV shows are downloaded every year and this number continues to rise."<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://torrentfreak.com/50-percent-bittorrent-downloads-tv-080214/"></a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://torrentfreak.com/>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/15/half-of-all-bittorrent-downloads-are-tv-shows/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1115303/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/15/half-of-all-bittorrent-downloads-are-tv-shows/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ABC</category><category>Anne Sweeney</category><category>AnneSweeney</category><category>BitTorrent</category><category>Desperate Housewives</category><category>DesperateHousewives</category><category>Disney</category><category>Downloading</category><category>Episodes</category><category>Heroes</category><category>Lost</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>Television</category><category>Torrent Freak</category><category>TorrentFreak</category><category>TV Series</category><category>TvSeries</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>No Heroes this spring - VIDEO</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/11/no-heroes-this-spring-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/11/no-heroes-this-spring-video/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/11/no-heroes-this-spring-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Heroes" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/01/heroeslogo.jpg" />According to various sources such as <a href="http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=b163d6b8-3327-49da-b8d8-16696cec775d&amp;sid=rss_kristin&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_kristin">Kristin Dos Santos from E!</a>, <a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35569">Ain't It Cool News</a> and <a href="http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Wga-Strike-Favorite/800032698?rssDate=12345678">Michael Ausiello</a>, it is more than likely that we will get no new episodes of NBC's <a href="http://television.aol.com/feature/heroes"><em>Heroes</em></a> this spring. Even if most series will return this spring with a few new episodes, it looks like NBC decided to have the cast and crew start shooting Season 3 instead of offering fans a few more episodes for the second season.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35569"></a><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/11/no-heroes-this-spring-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1111924/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/11/no-heroes-this-spring-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Hayden Panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>Milo Ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>NBC</category><dc:creator>Isabelle Carreau</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A sneak peek at Heroes Volume Three - VIDEO</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/19/a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-volume-3-video/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/19/a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-volume-3-video/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/19/a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-volume-3-video/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/early-looks/" rel="tag">Early Looks</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/heroes_logo.jpg" alt="Heroes" /><em>Heroes</em> didn't have time to complete more than 11 episodes, all of which have aired, before production was shut down due to writers' strike. However, it was confirmed the cast and crew had time to shoot some scenes for episodes 12 and 13 (other sources say they had time to shoot part, if not all, of episodes 12 to 16!). <a href="http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Columnists/Ask-Ausiello/default.aspx?"><em>TV Guide</em>'s Michael Ausiello</a> reports that Tim Kring presented a new trailer at the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival of Los Angeles, which includes some of those yet-to-air scenes.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/19/a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-volume-3-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1067055/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/19/a-sneak-peek-at-heroes-volume-3-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Hayden Panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>Kristen Bell</category><category>KristenBell</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>Milo Ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>NBC</category><category>Tim Kring</category><category>TimKring</category><dc:creator>Isabelle Carreau</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: Powerless</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/04/heroes-powerless/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/04/heroes-powerless/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/04/heroes-powerless/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a></p><p><img height="298" alt="Heroes" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/12/heroes-s02e11.jpg" width="425" align="top" vspace="4" /></p>
<p><em>(S02E11)</em> When Kristin offered up the chance to review the Fall (Season?) Finale of <em>Heroes</em>, I couldn't resist stepping in to help. While this episode lived up to a lot of the promises of the season, much like last season's finale, it may have been a little lighter on the action than you'd want. There are a lot of big changes for a lot of the characters and yes, the promised "hero" death. We get resolutions on the virus plot, the Sylar/Mya journey, Hiro's quest to stop Adam, the Bennet situation, and in the end, there's enough to entice us to come back for more. It's all here and let me tell you, if Kristin was yawning and checking her watch through the last episode, there wasn't time this week. This episode is absolutely jam-packed from start to finish. "Volume Two" wraps, and as with last year we get a teaser of Volume Three. But we'll get to all of that after the jump.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/04/heroes-powerless/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1053761/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/04/heroes-powerless/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Adrian Pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>Ali Larter</category><category>AliLarter</category><category>Claire Bennet</category><category>ClaireBennet</category><category>Dana Davis</category><category>DanaDavis</category><category>Greg Grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>Hayden Panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>Heroes</category><category>Heroes Recap</category><category>HeroesRecap</category><category>Hiro Nakamura</category><category>HiroNakamura</category><category>HRG</category><category>Jack Coleman</category><category>JackColeman</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>Matt Parkman</category><category>MattParkman</category><category>Mohinder Suresh</category><category>MohinderSuresh</category><category>Monica Dawson</category><category>MonicaDawson</category><category>Nathan Petrelli</category><category>NathanPetrelli</category><category>NBC</category><category>Niki Sanders</category><category>NikiSanders</category><category>Noah Bennet</category><category>NoahBennet</category><category>Peter Petrelli</category><category>PeterPetrelli</category><category>Sylar</category><category>Zachary Quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: Truth &amp; Consequences</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/27/heroes-truth-and-consequences/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/27/heroes-truth-and-consequences/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/27/heroes-truth-and-consequences/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="148" border="0" align="right" alt="Monica and Micah from Heroes" id="img1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/nup_110996_0091%282%29.jpg" />(<em>S02E10) </em>For the second to last episode of the season, I found tonight's show a bit slow. It had it's cool parts--I even have dedicated a section to them at the bottom of the post--but I looked at my watch a lot throughout the episode. <br /><br />Overall, I think <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span> has come a long way since the beginning of the season. I think many <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span> viewers are just spoiled from the novelty and plot twists of the first season so they are critical when stories/characters aren't up to snuff. <br /><br />But, that said, I am looking forward to the season finale. As the ads keep saying, "It all comes down to this."<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/27/heroes-truth-and-consequences/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1047648/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/27/heroes-truth-and-consequences/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>ali larter</category><category>claire bennet</category><category>dana davis</category><category>DanaDavis</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>heroes</category><category>heroes recap</category><category>heroesrecap</category><category>hiro nakamura</category><category>HRG</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>masi oka</category><category>matt parkman</category><category>mohinder suresh</category><category>monica dawson</category><category>NBC</category><category>niki sanders</category><category>noah bennet</category><category>peter petrelli</category><category>sylar</category><category>zachary quinto</category><dc:creator>Kristin Sample</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 07:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heroes: Cautionary Tales</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/20/heroes-cautionary-tales/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/20/heroes-cautionary-tales/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/20/heroes-cautionary-tales/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="245" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/nexton_209%282%29.jpg" id="img1" alt="Heroes: Cautionary Tales" /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(S02E09) </span>"You've gone native. Are you kidding me?" Noah Bennet to Mohinder Suresh. <br /><br />Just when you thought Mohinder couldn't get any stupider, he goes and shoots Noah Bennet in the eye. He is really in too deep with this company. And lately, he is making Matt Parkman look like a genius. (Wait, did Parkman just make me say that? Dumb joke, I know.) More on this after the jump because it basically took up the whole episode. <br /><br />But before I go through all the storylines for this week, let me just say that I was so relieved that those ridiculous mascara-plague twins were absent from this week's <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span>. And just so I don't get too excited about it, I put a picture of them in the post to remind me that they are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">still</span> on the show. (However, they <span style="text-decoration: underline;">are</span> the vehicle to get the devilish Sylar back in the states so I suppose I forgive them on some level.)<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/20/heroes-cautionary-tales/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1044011/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/20/heroes-cautionary-tales/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>ali larter</category><category>AliLarter</category><category>claire bennet</category><category>ClaireBennet</category><category>dana davis</category><category>DanaDavis</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>heroes</category><category>heroes recap</category><category>HeroesRecap</category><category>hiro nakamura</category><category>HiroNakamura</category><category>HRG</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>JackColeman</category><category>masi oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>matt parkman</category><category>MattParkman</category><category>mohinder suresh</category><category>MohinderSuresh</category><category>monica dawson</category><category>MonicaDawson</category><category>NBC</category><category>niki sanders</category><category>NikiSanders</category><category>noah bennet</category><category>NoahBennet</category><category>peter petrelli</category><category>PeterPetrelli</category><category>sylar</category><category>zachary quinto</category><category>ZacharyQuinto</category><dc:creator>Kristin Sample</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tim Kring apologizes to Heroes fans</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/07/tim-kring-apologizes-to-heroes-fans/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/07/tim-kring-apologizes-to-heroes-fans/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/07/tim-kring-apologizes-to-heroes-fans/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/wga-strike/" rel="tag">WGA Strike</a></p><p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="187" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/heroescastew.jpg" alt="Heroes cast" />I have to admit that I don't really get why so many <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span> fans are up in arms about this second season. I've heard everything from "sophomore slump" to "it has jumped the shark" to "it sucks!" and I don't agree with any of those viewpoints.</p>
<p>Has it been the intense, oh-my-God look how this episode ended in another cliffhanger thrill ride of the first season? No, but I think that's more a case of how the last season ended and how they had to set up this new season, with new plots and new heroes and old heroes in new situations. And I think that the show really kicked into gear with <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/06/heroes-out-of-time/">Monday's fantastic installment</a>.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/07/tim-kring-apologizes-to-heroes-fans/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1032932/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/07/tim-kring-apologizes-to-heroes-fans/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adrian pasdar</category><category>ali larter</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>heroes</category><category>hiro</category><category>jack coleman</category><category>masi oka</category><category>milo ventimiglia</category><category>nbc</category><category>strike</category><category>sylar</category><category>tim kring</category><category>zachary quinto</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Masi Oka is now a global ambassador</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/06/masi-oka-is-now-a-global-ambassador/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/06/masi-oka-is-now-a-global-ambassador/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/06/masi-oka-is-now-a-global-ambassador/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="120" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/masioka.jpg" alt="Masi Oka in Heroes" />Masi Oka is now playing a different kind of hero. According to ComicMix, <a href="http://www.comicmix.com/news/2007/11/05/masi-oka-supporting-one-laptop-per-child/">he's been appointed as a global ambassador for the One Laptop Per Child program</a> which is trying to develop a $100 laptop for children in developing countries. The initiative is headed up by MIT Media Lab's Nicholas Negroponte<br /><br />This is not surprising. Masi Oka is a math genius who appeared on the cover of <span style="font-style: italic;">Time </span>at the age of 12 and went on to receive a dual degree in Computer Science and Math from Brown University and then program special effects for George Lucas' ILM before taking his talents to acting.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/06/masi-oka-is-now-a-global-ambassador/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1031674/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/06/masi-oka-is-now-a-global-ambassador/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Hiro</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>One Laptop Per Child</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What to expect in season 2 of Heroes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/what-to-expect-in-season-2-of-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/what-to-expect-in-season-2-of-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/what-to-expect-in-season-2-of-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/spoilers-anonymous/" rel="tag">Spoilers Anonymous</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Heroes" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/06/heroes.jpg" />At the end of May, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/05/26/heroes-season-2-spoilers/">we already gave you a spoonful of spoilers</a> for the upcoming season of NBC's hit show <a href="http://tvshows.aol.com/show/heroes/SH8483610000/main"><em>Heroes</em></a>. The <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/05/21/heroes-how-to-stop-an-exploding-man-season-finale/">Season 1 finale</a> left us with many unanswered questions and, amidst the numerous casting announcements made over the summer, we have found a few more answers. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spoilers ahead!</span><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/what-to-expect-in-season-2-of-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/961232/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/what-to-expect-in-season-2-of-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Adrian Pasdar</category><category>AdrianPasdar</category><category>fall tv</category><category>FallTv</category><category>featured</category><category>Hayden Panettiere</category><category>HaydenPanettiere</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>Milo Ventimiglia</category><category>MiloVentimiglia</category><category>NBC</category><category>spoilers</category><dc:creator>Isabelle Carreau</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Heroes doing too much, too soon?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/is-heroes-doing-too-much-too-soon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/is-heroes-doing-too-much-too-soon/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/is-heroes-doing-too-much-too-soon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="262" border="0" align="top" alt="Heroes banner" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/08/heroesnissan1.jpg" /><br /><br /> I was thinking about this the other day. Even though I named <em>Heroes</em> as the best show of the year, I've been worried lately that season two might turn out to be an over-hyped, overdone disaster that will make me tire of it really quickly. I mean, they're adding cast members at an astonishing rate (<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/20/kristen-bell-is-one-of-the-heroes/">Kristin Bell</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/14/star-treks-uhura-joins-heroes/">Nichelle Nichols</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/06/more-heroes-casting-news/">David Anders, Stephen Tobolowsky</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/17/heroes-adds-bratz-star-to-cast/">Janel Parrish</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/03/heroes-adds-jessica-collins-to-cast/">Jessica Collins)</a>. They're going to have a storyline in another time (Hiro), produced a <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-heroes-panel-breaking-news/">spinoff mini-series</a> to be directed by Kevin Smith, produced <a href="http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/">online stories and comics</a> to keep fans entertained and well-fed and gone on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/21/cast-of-nbcs-heroes-to-go-on-world-tour/">a world tour</a> to promote the show. It's really overwhelming, and I hope they're not doing too much, too soon.<br /><br /> <em>The Boston Globe's</em> Matthew Gilbert is <a href="http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2007/08/22/too_much_too_fast_for_overreaching_heroes/">worried</a> too.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/is-heroes-doing-too-much-too-soon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/971824/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/23/is-heroes-doing-too-much-too-soon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>boston globe</category><category>david anders</category><category>hayden panettiere</category><category>heroes</category><category>kristin bell</category><category>masi oka</category><category>nichelle nichols</category><category>save the cheerleader save the world</category><category>syler</category><category>tim kring</category><category>TimKring</category><category>zachery quinto</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Comic-Con: Heroes panel report</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-heroes-panel-report/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-heroes-panel-report/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-heroes-panel-report/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="334" border="0" align="top" alt="Masi Oka" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/07/masioka.jpg" /><br /><br />The<span style="font-style: italic;"> <a href="http://television.aol.com/show/heroes/SH8483610000/main">Heroes</a></span><a href="javascript:void(0);/*1185660624596*/"> </a>Comic-Con panel was jam-packed - so jam-packed that I almost didn't make it in despite getting in line three hours before it kicked-off. Fortunately, I squeaked in for the last 2/3 of the event - just in time to catch the announcement that none other than Kevin Smith would write and direct the first episode of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes:_Origins"><span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes: Origins</span></a>, the mid-season replacement spin-off that will feature six episodes introducing six new characters. Viewers will decide which character joins the full-time <span style="font-style: italic;">Heroes</span> cast. Each <span style="font-style: italic;">Origins </span>episode will be directed by a different auteur. We'll be getting more announcements about the talent line-up for <span style="font-style: italic;">Origins</span> in the coming months.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-heroes-panel-report/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/952616/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/07/28/comic-con-heroes-panel-report/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>comic-con</category><category>comiccon</category><category>Heroes</category><category>Kevin Smith</category><category>KevinSmith</category><category>Masi Oka</category><category>MasiOka</category><category>NBC</category><category>Origins</category><dc:creator>Julia Ward</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 18:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Alias' Sark to join Heroes?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/11/alias-sark-to-join-heroes/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/11/alias-sark-to-join-heroes/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/11/alias-sark-to-join-heroes/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/heroes/" rel="tag">Heroes</a></p><p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="175" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/06/alias3.jpg" alt="David Anders" />Obviously I mean the actor, David Anders. But wouldn't it be beyond cool to see the character of Sark show up on <em>Heroes</em>? Maybe he got some sort of power from being so close to all that Rambaldi business. Maybe he can have the power to impersonate anyone's voice exactly (Anders is actually from Oregon but does a British accent perfectly).</p>
<p>Kristin over on E! is <a href="http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=523521d3-c001-4103-969b-12b6970929ed">reporting</a> that Anders is under negotiations to join the NBC hit this fall. He would play a new character named Kane (Isabelle has details on the character <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/05/26/heroes-season-2-spoilers/">here</a>), though there are no other details about the character. Of course, it's not a done deal, but it would be fantastic if this actually happened.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.tvtattle.com/">TV Tattle</a>]</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/11/alias-sark-to-join-heroes/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/915520/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/06/11/alias-sark-to-join-heroes/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>alias</category><category>british accent</category><category>BritishAccent</category><category>david anders</category><category>e! online</category><category>eonline.com</category><category>grants pass oregon</category><category>greg grunberg</category><category>GregGrunberg</category><category>heroes</category><category>jennifer garner</category><category>kane</category><category>masi oka</category><category>sark</category><category>syler</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:38:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>